Who won Anderson vs Rudenko?
Jared Anderson beat Andriy Rudenko by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Also on the undercard Bakhodir Jalolov was victorious over Onoriode Ehwarieme, Efe Ajagba beat Zhan Kossobutskiy, Bruce Carrington defeated Angel Antonio Contreras, Nico Ali Walsh was defeated by Sona Akale, and Abdullah Mason beat Cesar Villarraga.
Anderson vs Rudenko stats
Back in August 2023, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Andriy Rudenko made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.
Jared Anderson was the younger man by 17 years, at 23 years old.
Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Rudenko. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Jared Anderson and Andriy Rudenko fought out of an orthodox stance.
Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 years later than Rudenko, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 177 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Rudenko's 238.
Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Anderson vs Rudenko form
Anderson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Charles Martin on July 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated George Arias on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jerry Forrest on December 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Miljan Rovcanin on August 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.
He had beaten Oleksandr Teslenko on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Activity check
Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
Rudenko's last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.
What time did Anderson vs Rudenko start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Anderson vs Rudenko?
The ESPN show began at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 2:30 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Anderson vs Rudenko?
Jared Anderson was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Andriy Rudenko made his way into the ring at 29/2 (+1500) with oddsmakers.
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